Assistant Coaches

Example

Assistant coaches can be make or break your program. I am a believer that if you are a good coach you can coach any sport as long as you are willing to put in the ground work to understand the game. With that being said I look for good quality coaches over someone who might know the Xs and Os a little better. Here are a few of the main qualities I look for in quality assistant coaches: (in not particular order)


Honesty- I need to surround myself with people who can be honest to me about my decisions, honest to the players, and honest with themselves

Core values align- My assistant coaches and I need to share a good amount of the same core values. We are going to be spending a lot of time together and ideally our families will be spending time together, but that all depends if our core values align.

Good role model- this should go without saying but a coaches job is to build character and be someone players can look up to

Trustworthy- It is my duty to find coaches that I can trust with the student-athletes that re playing for my program. Their parents are trusting me and my ability to hire assistant coaches

Dependable- If they are not reliable and dependable they do not serve the program any good

Hard-working- We are asking our players to work hard, we as coaches need to be putting in more work to prep for the season

Passionate- I expect my coaches to be passionate about their role, however I need them to control their passion and remember that the kids are the ones playing and not the coaches

Communication- I expect open communication with me, their significant other, players, parents etc. Without communication we do not have a foundation we can build upon.

Loyalty- I need my coaches to be loyal to me and the program. If they cannot do that then our relationship will not work.

Professionalism- Students are going to look them up on social media and it needs to be family friendly in and when that does happen. Hold yourself to the highest standard you can

Be fun- players want to play for someone they enjoy being around and not someone they dread or are scared to see every day. Football is fun, so make it fun

That is just a general list of the qualities I look for. A lot of them work with one another, but without all of those our relationship as an assitant coach will not work. I have had friends on my staff in the past that I have had to let go because they could not meet those expectations.